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U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick

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  1. U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick
  2. GDP revised from -0.2% to -0.5% in Q1 as consumer spending slows
  3. Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA, swaps fee
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1. U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick

  • The China deal was signed 2 days ago, U.S. Commerce Secy. Howard Lutnick said.

  • “They’re going to deliver rare earths to us,” and once they do that, “we’ll take down our countermeasures,” Lutnick stated.

  • Unclear whether the 55% tariff on China will change.

  • China confirmed the U.S. trade framework and vowed to review its exports.

  • Indian trade officials are slated to hold meetings with their U.S. counterparts over 2 days this week.

  • Japan’s chief trade negotiator also has more talks coming up in Washington.

China’s industrial profit -9.1% YoY in May, the largest drop since Oct., highlighting the impact of U.S. tariffs

3. GDP revised from -0.2% to -0.5% in Q1 as consumer spending slows to pandemic-era low

Recreation services spending led the downward revision

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